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A565 crash in West Lancashire on 30 October 2010 at 09:00 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara and an LDV 400 Series van were involved in a crash on the A565 in West Lancashire at 09:00 on Saturday 30 October 2010. The 33-year-old female driver of the Citroen Xsara, the 61-year-old male driver of the LDV 400 Series van and a 46-year-old male passenger in the LDV 400 Series van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Oct 2010
Saturday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xsara and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.67387, longitude -2.92639, in the PR9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Meols & Hesketh Bank, West Lancashire, PR9 8BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lancashire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004CK10189
Council area
West Lancashire
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
565
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 April 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 201004CK10189 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lancashire road accident statistics for 2010.